So with SC2 teasing me, and the future holding a Diablo game in hand, I need a computer to run them.
Here's my parts list so far :
Case : CoolerMaster Haf 912 If I'm under budget could go for a CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer
GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ motherboard, mostly for the 3 pci-express slots, for crossfire down the line.
SAPPHIRE 100315L Radeon HD 6850 1GB
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor. Thought about going with a six-core, but it seems for gaming multi-core is not as good.
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Will buy another set after a while, or if gaming performance is not up to standard.
I got a SATA drive at home I was planning to use, but if not that, I could go for an SSD, I've been looking at the Intel 320 and Crucial M4, but am not sure how much space I would need.
Any advice or help?
Went with AMD is cheaper for equivalent performance.
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Building a PC gaming rig
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Just my two cents, but I'll never buy Radeon again. Their crappy drivers makes tweaking the performance tedious and cumbersome, and if you're anything like me (I just want things to work without a hazzle) then nvidia is just much better. Their drivers are always up to date and if you like to install older games and re-play them every now and then, they're better at that too.
When I bought my last comp I choosed between the mid-tier cards, NVIDIA 9800 GTX or the Radeon 45XX something something (dun remeber exaxtly). The radeon had better performance in tests but was slightly over-clocked from the start and ran at much higher temperatures, needing a bigger and noisier fan. I choose the nvidia and have been happy ever after, that card is still doing it's job and the newest drivers work fine with newer games like Skyrim, MW3 and BF3, even though the card is like two years old.
I'm no guru when it comes to things like this though, so others with more knowledge than me might tell you the direct opposite.
When I bought my last comp I choosed between the mid-tier cards, NVIDIA 9800 GTX or the Radeon 45XX something something (dun remeber exaxtly). The radeon had better performance in tests but was slightly over-clocked from the start and ran at much higher temperatures, needing a bigger and noisier fan. I choose the nvidia and have been happy ever after, that card is still doing it's job and the newest drivers work fine with newer games like Skyrim, MW3 and BF3, even though the card is like two years old.
I'm no guru when it comes to things like this though, so others with more knowledge than me might tell you the direct opposite.
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I chose performance, less noise and heat, and what I wound up with is a HD Radeon 6950.
Never had an issue with them Readeon, but the last time I was really gaming on a computer, well I was playing a werewolf in Lords of Destruction.
Still the card was highly reviewed and recommanded by users.
Should be building this week, if the parts come in.
Never had an issue with them Readeon, but the last time I was really gaming on a computer, well I was playing a werewolf in Lords of Destruction.
Still the card was highly reviewed and recommanded by users.
Should be building this week, if the parts come in.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Holy crap Zoso, what's up!
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Aww, I just missed you....
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kad 
was checking in to make sure people are getting ready for SWTOR!
was checking in to make sure people are getting ready for SWTOR!
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Hold up. Wait a minute. Zo...so..? WHAT THE FUCK?!?!!?!?!??? x.x
^____^ Arent you that guy that played that game with those people and then that other game with slightly less people and then that OTHER game with those OTHER people?
It's all coming back to me now..
^____^ Arent you that guy that played that game with those people and then that other game with slightly less people and then that OTHER game with those OTHER people?
It's all coming back to me now..
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Had a beta invite for SWTOR, and it looked like any other mmorpg's.
Sorry but pass on that one.
Sorry but pass on that one.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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+1, my next game will be diablo 3shiram wrote:Had a beta invite for SWTOR, and it looked like any other mmorpg's.
Sorry but pass on that one.
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
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Heh mine is Stacraft 2, should start playing tonight actually.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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When is the next campaign coming for Sc2? I thought it was gonna be relaeased for christmas, but haven't seen any commercials about it.
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It's coming out in 2012, no dates yet.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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What's your email shir? i'll add you when i get sc2 reinstalled
pretty sure mine is roamingmadness@gmail.com
pretty sure mine is roamingmadness@gmail.com
You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
There probably isn't any meaning in life. Perhaps you can find something interesting to do while you are alive. Like how you found that flower. Like how I found you.
Buttons aren't toys.
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I suck tons at SC2, have not even finished the campaign
I'll scope out my Sc2 info and post it anyways, just cant right now
I'll scope out my Sc2 info and post it anyways, just cant right now
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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I'd rather hit myself in the dick with a hammer then reload SC2.
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eew wish i had caught this thread and convinced you to buy an intel processor even back in november the sandy bridge 2500k quad core blew away the phenom 2's even with their 6 cores.
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It's not a 6 core, but a 4 core, and I went with the cheaper AMD to fit in a better graphics card, overall I'm pleased with the computer.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.